The Quick Python Book, Third Edition

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Chapter 2. Getting started

Figure 2.1. Basic interactive mode on Windows 10

Figure 2.2. IDLE on Windows

Figure 2.3. Using the Python shell in IDLE. Code is automatically colored (based on Python syntax) as it’s typed in. Placing the cursor on any previous command and pressing the Enter key moves the command and the cursor to the bottom, where you can edit the command and then press Enter to send it to the interpreter. Placing the cursor at the bottom, you can toggle up and down through the history of previous commands by pressing Alt-P and Alt-N. When you have the command you want, edit it as desired and press Enter, and it will be sent to the interpreter.

Chapter 5. Lists, tuples, and sets

Figure 5.1. A list with its first ...